Materials and resources (13 points total)

100% reuse of building structure and 50% of walls, floors, ceilings (1 pt)

Construction waste reuse or recycling:

50% diversion (1 pt)

75% diversion (1 pt)

Reuse of existing materials:

5% salvaged or refurbished materials (1 pt)

10% salvaged or refurbished materials (1 pt)

Recycled content:

10% recycled content (1 pt)

Additional 10% (1 pt)

Use of local materials:

Manufacture within and Extraction within 500 miles (800 km) of building site, 10% (1 pt)

Additional 10% (1 pt)

Rapidly renewable materials (1 pt)

Certified Wood (1 pt)

Indoor environmental quality (15 points total)

Minimum indoor air quality (required)

Environmental tobacco smoke control (required)

Outdoor air delivery monitoring (1 pt)

Increased ventilation (1 pt)

Construction indoor air quality management (2 pt)

Indoor chemical and pollutant source control (1 pt)

Controllability of systems (2 pt)

Thermal comfort (2 pt)

Daylight and views (2 pt)

Innovation and design process (5 points total)

One point for having a LEED AP as a principal participant on the project.

Additional points for this category are awarded above and beyond the core 64 points, and are described as rewarding strategies that go above and beyond the criteria for those points. Examples for up to four design points using steel construction include structure as finish, structure as plumbing, lightweight materials, recyclability, and potential for disassembly. (up to 4 pts)

Process

LEED certification is obtained after submitting an application documenting compliance with the requirements of the rating system as well as paying registration and certification fees. Certification is granted solely by the Green Building Certification Institute responsible for the third party verification of project compliance with LEED requirements.

Recently the application process for new construction certification has been streamlined electronically, via a set of active PDFs that automates the process of filing the documentation.

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